I used all butter because I hate fake butter. I also just used all means instead for a sexy Valentine's Day alternative to the typical chocolate chip cookie. I adjusted the baking temperature to 350° and bake them for 12 minutes, then rotated him, and browned them for an additional two minutes. They came out amazing! I also use the combination of half Allmond extract and half vanilla extract! Oh and dark brown sugar instead of light brown sugar!

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I made a half-batch to see if I'd like them (and a holiday dry run). I also didn't want too many around because they sounded like I'd like them, and I was right! Love the two types of nuts and the cherries here. You could change-out with other dried fruit, too (cranberries, apricots, etc). I didn't have butter-flavored Crisco, so I used regular Crisco and butter-flavored vanilla. Also, I used up some mini-chocolate chips that I had on hand, but I think I'd prefer the regular chips. I checked at 9 min, and they were already getting brown (it pays to read other reviews...good call here, but my oven does need repair). I've got to hide these right away! Thanks Pat, great recipe!

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I loved this recipe. I've made it several times and it's always a hit. The last time I substituted pistachios for the walnuts and pecans and instead of the almond extract I add a few drops of Loran pistachio oil and a few drops cherry oil. Everyone loved the spumoni cookies.